oversights

noun

Definition of oversightsnext
plural of oversight
1
as in managements
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something oversight of the club's fund-raising activities

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2
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy claiming "three billion" instead of "three million" was just an oversight

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3
as in stewardships
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control you'll have oversight of the troop until the scoutmaster returns

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  1. operations
  2. errors
  3. administrations
Noun
  • Though successful at first, by 2014, France’s military operations in the region were met with growing anti-French sentiment.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The insecurity created by the war has exacerbated that trend, with most new tech companies formally registered overseas, despite tax incentives to incorporate locally, and a large number considering moving some of their operations outside Israel, Hasson told CNN last month.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of operations
Noun
  • The back end of the defense must avoid the penalties and communication errors that have plagued the Rams most of the season.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Then there are the coding vulnerabilities, errors and bugs, which can impact the baseband firmware like any other software.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of errors
Noun
  • There have been rare cases of such decisions in previous administrations.
    Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
  • But not long ago, some Republicans have resisted Democratic administrations' attempts to prioritize certain immigrants over others for deportation.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of administrations
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